Keszthely, City Centre intro.Siofok may be the largest of the cities on the shores of Hungary's Lake Balaton, but none of the communities in this popular holiday destination has a history which dates further back than Keszthely, which has been settled for over 750 years. Two of the many Keszthely City Centre hotels were constructed on land reclaimed from Lake Balaton's retreating waters in 1892. This is a compact city which can easily be explored by walking or riding aboard the tiny tourist train. Keszthely's most famous tourist attraction is the Baroque Festetics Palace, constructed in 1745 by one of the community's most prominent families. Each year, an average of 200,000 people visit Festetics Palace, which currently contains the Helikon Castle Museum, an impressive garden, and a two-floor library which miraculously survived a WWII bombing. The palace contains a total of 111 rooms. Other attractions include a doll museum and the only baths which remain on Lake Balaton. The Helikon environmental park is situated between Lake Balaton and the city centre.